Training

Construction Training Courses

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is the leading provider of Construction Training and Health and Safety Training courses for the construction industry in Ireland. Our training courses have been devised to meet the needs of the Irish construction sector, informed by those working on the frontline of the Irish construction industry.

Construction Training Accreditation

All our courses provide accreditation, a key factor for Irish construction companies which has become vitally important throughout Irish industry and abroad. CIF construction training courses are accredited to bodies such as QQI and IOSH.

CIF training programmes are the named programmes within the Department of Finance Pre Qualification documents for construction tenders.

Quality Construction Training Courses

We provide a wide range of top quality programmes, with expert lecturers sourced from relevant fields within the Irish construction industry. This has led to our construction training programmes being highly regarded, both in Ireland and internationally.

The CIF training courses are practical, allowing them to be easily transferred to real world scenarios on site.

Upcoming Events

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

2nd November 20189:30 am
– 4:30 pm

The Managing Safely in Construction is a tailored programme specifically designed and built by the CIF for the sector and was the first of its kind in Ireland. The Managing Safely in Construction course covers issues that would be seen as key for people going on site. Topics like understanding the legislation, understanding risk assessment, working at heights and many other safety issues are covered in the Managing Safely in Construction course. Other issues covered include the relationship with excavations and plant machinery.

9:00 am: CIF Site Supervisor Safety Programme

9:00 am: CIF Site Supervisor Safety Programme

5th November 20189:00 am
– 5:00 pm

It provides supervisors with a foundation of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, as well as their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will highlight the requirement to promote health and safety to supervise effectively. This course is endorsed by the CIF Safety Committee as the standard training for all supervisors working on Irish sites. This programme is designed to meet the needs of site supervisors employed in small to mediums size construction companies.

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

8th November 20189:30 am
– 4:30 pm

The Managing Safely in Construction is a tailored programme specifically designed and built by the CIF for the sector and was the first of its kind in Ireland. The Managing Safely in Construction course covers issues that would be seen as key for people going on site. Topics like understanding the legislation, understanding risk assessment, working at heights and many other safety issues are covered in the Managing Safely in Construction course. Other issues covered include the relationship with excavations and plant machinery.

9:00 am: Appointed Persons Course

9:00 am: Appointed Persons Course

12th November 20189:00 am
– 5:00 pm

Supervisors and managers with a responsibility for lifting operations who have sufficient experience of the use of cranes to meet the requirements specified in Safe Use of Cranes. The position of an Appointed Person carries a great deal of responsibility and only suitable personnel should be selected for this role.

9:00 am: CIF QQI Project Supervisor Construction Stage

9:00 am: CIF QQI Project Supervisor Construction Stage

13th November 20189:00 am
– 5:00 pm

The Project Supervisor Construction Stage course is a modern programme developed by the CIF to help fulfil a need in the industry. Construction companies and contractors had been taking on the role of Project Supervisor Construction Stage on projects without having a detailed knowledge of what the role entailed and the responsibilities that came with it. The Project Supervisor Construction Stage course was set up by the CIF to help plug that gap.

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

9:30 am: CIF IOSH Managing Safety in Construction

14th November 20189:30 am
– 4:30 pm

The Managing Safely in Construction is a tailored programme specifically designed and built by the CIF for the sector and was the first of its kind in Ireland. The Managing Safely in Construction course covers issues that would be seen as key for people going on site. Topics like understanding the legislation, understanding risk assessment, working at heights and many other safety issues are covered in the Managing Safely in Construction course. Other issues covered include the relationship with excavations and plant machinery.

9:00 am: CIF Site Supervisor Safety Programme

9:00 am: CIF Site Supervisor Safety Programme

26th November 20189:00 am
– 5:00 pm

It provides supervisors with a foundation of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, as well as their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will highlight the requirement to promote health and safety to supervise effectively. This course is endorsed by the CIF Safety Committee as the standard training for all supervisors working on Irish sites. This programme is designed to meet the needs of site supervisors employed in small to mediums size construction companies.

9:00 am: CIF Management & Inspection of Scaffolds

9:00 am: CIF Management & Inspection of Scaffolds

30th November 20189:00 am
– 5:00 pm

The Management and Inspection of Scaffolding training course is an original programme developed by the CIF and delivered by leading experts in this issue in Ireland. The course is aimed at those who are responsible for scaffolding, either in a management supervision or scaffold direction role. This can include site agents, site managers, foremen, safety managers or other contractors.